Wind blown at Wild Goose
You had me at mountains, Jesus and art.
But seriously! The Wild Goose Festival is the intersection of faith + justice + art + music for one weekend in the Mountains of North Carolina. When Aune and I weren’t being blown away by epic lady preacher, Nadia Bolz-Weber, we were soaking in the wisdom of Phyllis Tickle, taking in a plethora of “off the beaten path” bands…and participating in conversations on racial reconciliation in the middle of a field.
Song of songs Creative writing
The weekend included being surrounded by mountains, showering in a river, cooking by campfire, overwhelmingly awesome seminar choices and singing hymns while imbibing. Jealous, right?
If you thought I was lost, chances are I could be found sipping wine at the “Art and Soul” tent where I was able to create for the first time in months. One workshop I attended was about writing imagery driven poetry in the style of Song of Songs.
Yes it rained. Yes it was hot. Yes I was sometimes out of my comfort zone. But, I’m simply in awe of this community filled with passionate love for “mother- father- God”- where days are filled with the arts, creation care, deep theology, outpourings of acceptance and of course, beer and hymns. [FYI – Registration for Wild Goose 2014 is open!]
THIS CANVAS CALLED LIFE 